gu [EAT] V/t (2640x) Early Dynastic I-II, Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Ebla, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. gu₇; gu₇-gu₇; gur; gu₃; gu; gu-ku; gu₂; ^gugu₇; a-gu₇; gu₇^zabar; ga; gu₂-gu₂; ^guKA×A; KA×A "to eat, consume; to steep; to have the usufruct of; to erode; to feed; food"

See eme sig gu[lie]V/t, eneŋ sig gu[lie]V/t, ga gu[nurse]V/t, inim sig gu[lie]V/t, sug gu[devastated]V/i, sugzag gu[destroy]V/t, u gu[graze]V/t, udu še guʾa[sheep]N, uš gu[spare]V/t, zu gu[chew]V/t.

[1]	𒅥	gu₇
[2]	𒅥𒅥	gu₇-gu₇
[3]	𒄥	gur
[4]	𒅗	gu₃
[5]	𒄖	gu
[6]	𒄖𒆪	gu-ku
[7]	𒄘	gu₂
[8]	𒄖𒅥	^gugu₇
[9]	𒀀𒅥	a-gu₇
[10]	𒅥𒌓𒅗𒁇	gu₇^zabar
[11]	𒂵	ga
[12]	𒄘𒄘	gu₂-gu₂
[13]	𒄖𒅘	^guKA×A
[14]	𒅘	KA×A

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	3	108	513	1	125	9	792	757	173	22
[2]		1	2				2	100	15	1
[3]								3
[4]								3
[5]								1	1
[6]								1		1
[7]								1		1
[8]									2
[9]					1
[10]									1
[11]
[12]
[13]
[14]

324 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic I-II (3x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIa (109x/4%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (515x/20%)

Ebla (1x/0%)

Old Akkadian (126x/5%)

Lagash II (9x/0%)

Ur III (794x/30%)

Old Babylonian (866x/33%)

Middle Assyrian (5x/0%)

Middle Babylonian (35x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (109x/4%)

Neo-Babylonian (20x/1%)

Hellenistic (23x/1%)

unknown (25x/1%)

Verbal prefixes:V; V.V.da; V.V.i; V.b; V.b.ta; V.ba.i; V.da; V.m; V.m.da; V.m.da.b; V.n; V.n.da.n; V.ne; V.ni.b; Vm.da; Vmma.i; Vmma.i.b; Vmma.i.n; Vmma.n; Vmma.ni; Vmma.ni.b; al; ba; ba.b; ba.da; ba.da.n; ba.i; ba.i.b; ba.i.n; ba.n; ba.ni.b; ba.ni.n; bara; bara.V.da; bara.V.n.da; bara.V.n.da.b; bara.ba.i.b; bara.mu.da; bara.mu.n; da.n; ga; ga.V.m; ga.V.n; ga.ba.da.n; ga.ba.i.b; ga.ba.n.da; ga.ba.n.da.n; ga.ba.ra; ga.mu.ni.b; ga.ra; ga.ra.i.b; ha; ha.V.da; ha.V.m; ha.V.m.da; ha.V.m.ši; ha.V.n; ha.V.ni; ha.V.ra.i.b; ha.Vmma.i; ha.Vmma.i.b; ha.ba.i.b; ha.ba.ni; ha.mu; ha.mu.a; ha.mu.da.b; ha.mu.n.da.n; ha.mu.ni; mu; mu.a; mu.a.n; mu.da; mu.da.n; mu.e.ni; mu.i; mu.i.n; mu.n; mu.n.da; mu.na; mu.ni.b; mu.ra; mu.ra.i; mu.ra.i.b; mu.ra.i.n; mu.ta; na; na.V.n; na.V.n.da.b; na.Vmma; na.Vmma.da; na.Vmma.n; na.Vmma.ni; na.ba.da; na.ba.n; na.mu.a; nu; nu.V; nu.V.b; nu.V.e; nu.V.m; nu.V.n; nu.V.n.da; nu.V.n.da.b; nu.al; nu.ba; nu.ba.n; nu.ba.ni.b; nu.m; nu.mu; nu.mu.da; nu.mu.da.n; nu.mu.e.ši.b; nu.mu.n; nu.mu.n.da; nu.x; nu.ši; u.V.m; u.V.n; u.Vmma.i; u.Vmma.i.n; u.al; u.ba.i; u.ba.i.n; u.mu.i; u.mu.ni; u.n; x; ša.V.m.da; ša.mu.a.da.

Senses:

1. to eat, consume (2608x/99%)

2. to steep

3. to have the usufruct of (12x/0%)

4. to erode (19x/1%)

5. to feed

6. food [N] (1x/0%)

Akk. akālu.

Bibliography

[1994] F. Pomponio and G. Visicato, ED Šuruppak #orth; 166 wn49.

[1991] I.J. Gelb, P. Steinkeller and R.M. Whiting, Kudurrus 70.

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